The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Candy Making.

r-ubanIy oe surprised if informed that
andy manufacture is one OF the great
industries OF the city; that thousands
cs men. women, and. children, many
thousands OF dollars worth Of machin-
sry, and whole great buildings are call
pa into play in appsasing the sweet
u-oth- of humanity. Ete- young Eaan
ysho- etnps 10 count up The expense Of
.5e many boxes of French mixed he
LES presented 10 his best girl WITH the
AIT. repeated motto, "STe5ts TO the
gysset " perhaps would not be 50 much
surprised. Candy is p luXury, pure and
simple and there isnO better way oI ob-
serving Low the IuxaTirs OF life must be
holding their own in the popular de-
uand, side ~ side wiki, and somstimes
AZ the expense OF, tho necessities than
% spend q few hours 10 q candy ilauu-
-actory. Such an establishment, Ju q
large scale, has i.sy chemist. its design
er, a number of skilled hands trained
0y years Of labor Tor certain special
branches, and scores OF more Ordinary
Eorkmen. Sugar Is bouvh5 by the ton,
starch and glucose in large quantities,
cocoanuts by the car load, besides CO.
clinical, prepared fruits, etc.
The business may properly be d!yid-
I'd Into two GeueiGal braucles-,be
making of stick candy and OF the var
lbus sancy sjuds. The most interest
rag branch by all odds is the FIRST men
rtoned, aud IS rs much OK revelation
81, hen seen for the first time as glass
Allowing The mixture, after boiling,
thrown iu plastic state oa large
pt0ne slabs. WhgIe II runs our lIt into
tbiek sheets. These sheets axe repeat
cdly picked up, doubled over, and
Eueaded together until they become of
tile lighL consistency, when they are
rolled into one immeuss cylinder Of q
grayish color. \ narrow strip Of the
same mixture, Coi0Ted red WIKI cochin
eal, is laid along one side os the larger
p.ecs and adheIes to it. lAttie strips Of
q shade made whittier by pulling are al
.0 laid lengthwIss and all around that
cylinder equal distances apart. This
tlves an immense sick Of soft, gray
candy, with one big red stripe and scT-
ciI white ones, all running leuE, ,hW!s-
on it. y man with par Of gloves on
takes hold CT this and pulls IL out The
waole length of the long table at one
eua OF which &c uea, runs his closed
hand along the sugar rope thus made
With su-a G-ZtzC..g IS % make /. pei
5gctly round a1L oF The exact slzs be
tishss, twists tie rope once or twice
20 make the stripes run around it., and
presto yheIe is stick 81 candy ss
.ouE as fish pole. All Juls is dous
quick as a wink, toe long, pI-ut ropes
huirmiuE into place like su.kys uudrT
tha uag!cisn's hand, uutA The whole
.able Is coyeC=d with lEcu. When
they are coo}, ,ucy are cut into The
right length with q peculiar pair Of
shears. There is as much stick candy
sold AS all Tho other kinds pu- together.
The operation just described r,qujr,s
workman who has had years OF exper-
ience.
Making The various kinds Of fancy
candies is q more complicated matter.
There is a designer, whose business IJ Is
20 continually invent novel devices, Al
.istic forms aud limitations of Ia urr-
frogs, bugs, mice, fruits, nuts, etc.
These devices are reproduced in plaster
of Paris, and ssverg! Of kind fastened
1D 4 stick. The instrument thus form
ed Is repeatedly stamped into the level
surface OF boXes ol pulyer.zed com
starch. IutJ they- holes in the corn
starch ths prepIrgd syrup ~ ,urued. and
cools in the r,qUtrsd'shvpc. The cauGE
is then placed AZ psOs and syrup turned
over il, which, after seygIai hours. COOS
and covers iJ with crystals. Then,
when exposed in tbe gsslishJ, it spark
les and appeals 10 the eye as vel! as Gh-
palate. AL this trouble has been taken
TO probe The young mans PUckeILouk,
and the reelection should afford him
svue satisgaclion when spending bis
last dollar.
Great quantities Of fruit, especially
the ounce, pear, apple, and apricot, are
consumed In the manufacture Of candy,
giving their flavor TO tbe finished con
fectiou. The manufuctuIe Of motto
candies oGght 10 interest sentimental
people The naJeriai o! these tender
little billet doux is made plastic b.
means Of gum trag9cauth, kueaded like
dOQgh, aud rolled out, as II for cookies,
with a long rolling pin. The mottOs
ale tReu stamped on by means o. cop
Der stamp dipped in cochnieaf dye, and
lOzeuges cuL out with cutter, square,
round, or heart shaped. Sugar IS con
fessedly sweet. But . sugsT iozsuEe,
with Que OF these mottos on il, is
'swester than anything on earth "
Many a scEoolbOy, in the flush and fury
of his drst young love, has Iald his
near on oEe OF. these Iyz-nges, as on q
platter, aud sent II 10 some rosy lass.
What could De more effective as a feelsr
than this: Your eyes are bright as
diamonds -? IL contains the whole
science OF couTtship - dayteTy.
OrIeiu CT tie " ord Cigar.